Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

San Francisco → Dallas-Fort Worth via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 22:59 SFO → 06:40 ATL
    DL 495 · Delta · 4h 41m · 71% on time, 0.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:52 ATL → 11:12 DFW +1 day
    DL 961 · Delta · 2h 24m · 88% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 10h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 2 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.5% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip10h 17mSFO 22:59 to DFW 11:12, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.